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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 04:09 PM
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im going to be installing a lip and trunk on my lude soon and i needed to know if there is any drilling required what precautions do i take?? i would hate to ruin anything for a stupid mistake. thanks
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 04:10 PM
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on the lip...yes, just dont force it through and u should be fine


as far as the trunk goes they should come with pre-threaded holes for all the necessary hardware needed to just do a changeover
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 04:14 PM
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sweet thanks . i heared the the trunk doesnt come full cf like the part that holds the liscense plate is missing on the trunk and u have to use ur stock one and just paint it black? correct. also does it matter what kind of drill bit i use for drilling?
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 04:18 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ludaboy93 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">sweet thanks . i heared the the trunk doesnt come full cf like the part that holds the liscense plate is missing on the trunk and u have to use ur stock one and just paint it black? correct. also does it matter what kind of drill bit i use for drilling?</TD></TR></TABLE>

nah just a regular drill bit will do fine, just dont force it through...i assume its for a 92-96 prelude? they come with a fiberglass skeleton and carbon overlay
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 04:19 PM
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ya for 92-96 lude. ok man thanks !
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